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Flick

Flick Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Flick? [n] a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [n] a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger" or"he felt the flick of a whip" [v] remove with a flick (of the hand, for example) [v] move with a flick [v] touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand" [v] cause to make a snapping sound; of fingers [v] throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" [v] twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [v] cause to move with a flick [v] look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [v] flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [v] shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Flick: click \| film \| flicker \| flicker \| flip \| flip \| flip \| jerk \| leaf \| motion picture \| movie \| moving picture \| pic \| picture \| picture show \| riff \| riffle \| riffle \| ruffle \| snap \| thumb Related Terms \| Find terms related to Flick: 3-D \| animated cartoon \| beak \| beat \| bicker \| birthmark \| black-and-white film \| blaze \| blemish \| bloodstain \| blot \| blotch \| blur \| bob \| brand \| breath \| brush \| bump \| bunt \| caress \| cartoon \| caste mark \| check \| checkmark \| chiller \| chink \| chuck \| cicatrix \| cine \| cinema \| Cinemascope \| Cinerama \| click \| clink \| clop \| clump \| clunk \| color film \| come in contact \| contact \| creepie \| crump \| cut \| cutaneous sense \| dab \| dance \| dapple \| daub \| discoloration \| documentary \| documentary film \| dot \| dull thud \| earmark \| educational film \| engraving \| eyesore \| feature \| feel \| feel of \| feeling \| fillip \| film \| finger \| fingertip caress \| flap \| fleck \| flicker \| flip \| flirt \| flit \| flitter \| flop \| flounce \| flump \| flutter \| flyspeck \| freckle \| gash \| glance \| go pitapat \| graving \| graze \| gutter \| hack \| handle \| hand-mindedness \| hitch \| horror picture \| horse opera \| jerk \| jig \| jigger \| jigget \| jiggle \| jog \| joggle \| jot \| kiss \| lambency \| lap \| lentigo \| lick \| light touch \| macula \| maculation \| macule \| manipulate \| mark \| marking \| mole \| motion picture \| motion-picture show \| mottle \| movie \| moving picture \| nevus \| newsreel \| nick \| notch \| nudie \| pad \| palm \| palpate \| palpitate \| pat \| patch \| patter \| paw \| peck \| photodrama \| photoplay \| pick \| picture \| picture show \| pitapat \| pitter-patter \| pluck \| plump \| plunk \| ply \| point \| poke at \| polka dot \| pop \| pornographic film \| preview \| prick \| prod \| pulse \| puncture \| rap \| rub \| scar \| scarification \| score \| scotch \| scratch \| scratching \| sense of touch \| short \| show \| silent \| silent film \| skin flick \| slat \| smear \| smirch \| smouch \| smudge \| smut \| smutch \| snake \| snap \| snatch \| sneak preview \| spaghetti Western \| spatter \| speck \| speckle \| splash \| splatter \| splotch \| splutter \| spot \| sputter \| stain \| start \| stigma \| strawberry mark \| stroke \| sudden pull \| tactile sense \| taction \| taint \| talkie \| talking picture \| tap \| tarnish \| tattoo \| tattoo mark \| Technicolor \| tentative poke \| thriller \| throb \| thud \| thumb \| thump \| tick \| tickle \| tinkle \| tip \| tittle \| touch \| trailer \| tunk \| tweak \| twiddle \| twitch \| underground film \| watermark \| wave \| waver \| Western \| whisk \| whisper \| wield \| wrench \| yank \| yerk See Also \| 3D \| 3-D \| beam \| blink \| brush \| caption \| cinema verite \| coming attraction \| contact \| credit \| credits \| displace \| docudrama \| documentary \| documentary film \| episode \| feature \| feature film \| flash \| force \| home movie \| impel \| impinging \| infotainment \| move \| peepshow \| peruse \| propel \| push \| remove \| scene \| sequence \| shine \| shoot-'em-up \| short subject \| shot \| show \| silent movie \| slow motion \| striking \| subtitle \| take \| take away \| talkie \| talking picture \| three-D \| throw \| twinkle \| wink \| winkle \| withdraw Flick In Webster's Dictionary \Flick\ (fl[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flicked} (fl[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flicking}.] [Cf. Flicker.] To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. --Thackeray. \Flick\, n. A flitch; as, a flick of bacon. \Flick\, v. t. To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash. Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos. --Kipling. \Flick\, n. [See {Flick}, v. t.] A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow. She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave a flick to the pony. --Mrs. Humphry Ward.

Flick Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Flick?

[n] a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
[n] a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger" or"he felt the flick of a whip"
[v] remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)
[v] move with a flick
[v] touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand"
[v] cause to make a snapping sound; of fingers
[v] throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
[v] twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"
[v] cause to move with a flick
[v] look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
[v] flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"
[v] shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"

Flick In Webster's Dictionary

\Flick\ (fl[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flicked}
(fl[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flicking}.] [Cf. Flicker.]
To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a
horse; to flick the dirt from boots. --Thackeray.


\Flick\, n.
A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.


\Flick\, v. t.
To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a
whiplash.

      Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos.
                                               --Kipling.


\Flick\, n. [See {Flick}, v. t.]
A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a
flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.

      She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave a
      flick to the pony.                       --Mrs. Humphry
                                               Ward.

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